Canterbury

Canterbury is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. Canterbury is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the primate of the Church of England.

Government

The local government district City of Canterbury covers an area some 13 times larger than the city of Canterbury itself, and includes Herne Bay and Whitstable. The city contains the district wards of Barton, Northgate, St Stephens, Westgate and Wincheap, plus part of the University of Kent (which straddles the city boundary) in the otherwise rural Blean Forest ward. Since October 7, 2004 the 5 wards entirely within the city have been represented by 9 Liberal Democrat, 3 Conservative and 2 Labour councillors, out of the total 50 members of the district council.

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Local government district - City of Canterbury - Herne Bay - Whitstable - University of Kent - October 7 - 2004 - Liberal Democrat - Conservative - Labour

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The south-western end of Canterbury comprises the parish of 'Thanington without', the rest of the city is unparished.

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The parliamentary constituency of Canterbury is represented in Parliament by the Conservative MP Julian Brazier, a Shadow Trade Minister.

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Parliamentary constituency - MP - Julian Brazier

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Canterbury itself is twinned with Reims in France, while the district participates in the Sister Cities programme with links to Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, USA, and Vladimir, Russia.

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Twinned - Reims - Sister Cities - Bloomington-Normal - Vladimir, Russia

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